manchest Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 Hi Is there a simple drawing viewer that could be sent with a drawing, so somebody who has no relevant software on there pc could view the drawing without installing software? I am intrested in sending a 3D drawing with a suitable viewer so the person at the other end can rotate and zoom in and out of the drawing. Thanks for your help Quote
ReMark Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 The other party can download, for free, DWG TrueView from the AutoDesk website. Good for DWG and DWF files. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=6703438&siteID=123112 When you say rotate are you actually referring to 3D orbit? If so, I do not think this is an option. Quote
dbroada Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 When you say rotate are you actually referring to 3D orbit? If so, I do not think this is an option.this is an option (at least with the 2009 version) but I don't have any 3D drawing, nor a machine able to open them, to test it. Quote
manchest Posted September 11, 2009 Author Posted September 11, 2009 I have True View 2009 on my pc, it does allow you to 3D orbit a 3D drawing. I was looking for software I could send without them having to install on the pc. It takes a long time to get things installed by IT here, the people I would be sending would have have the software installed by IT. If it I was sending a 1 off drawing to somebody it would not be worth them getting the software installed. I have a memory of viewing DWF files in this way Quote
ReMark Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 Installing DWG TruView is so easy even an engineer (or non-engineer) can do it. Please tell me you at least admin rights to your own workstation. Please! Quote
dbroada Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 Installing DWG TruView is so easy even an engineer (or non-engineer) can do it. Please tell me you at least admin rights to your own workstation. Please!our American owners scan our machines to make sure we haven't added ANY software ourselves. It MUST be done through IT. Also, you can only instal "approved" software - which is why we are unable to upgrade to 2010 - 2008 is the approved version. Quote
ReMark Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 My apologies. I've never worked in a company where IT had complete and utter control over what went on the CAD department's workstations. I'm one lucky guy. I have full admin rights to my machine. Quote
manchest Posted September 11, 2009 Author Posted September 11, 2009 Thanks for the replies Remark IT have total control of my pc I have no admin rights!!! Which means I can not download or install any software myself, which drives me mad at times. This is the same for the people I would be sending drawings to Quote
ReMark Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 I can't think of a viewer that can be embedded with a drawing at the moment. IT = a CAD user's worse nightmare. Quote
nukecad Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 As ReMark said; there is not a viewer that can be embedded into a drawing for 2D never mind 3D manipulations. Apart from anything else the drawing would have to include the source code for the viewer; which would mean that the viewing program was being distributed for free. It would also make for massive drawing filesizes. Quote
ReMark Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 OK, it's Monday. Have the other firm call their IT department and tell them to get on the fasttrack and find, download and install a viewer. Preferably do it TODAY! Quote
manchest Posted September 14, 2009 Author Posted September 14, 2009 Nice idea ReMark but it would probably take at least a week to get the cogs in IT moving Quote
ReMark Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I find that difficult to believe. They need the viewer to do their job. IT is going to purposely drag their feet? That is counter-productive in so many ways. Quote
veinsilk Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Best thing you can do Sir to use deep freeze.So everytime you restart your unit the added prog are removed automatically.I know theres a third party software like portable viewer that no need to install try to research for that one. Quote
chrisdarmanin Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 portableapps.com. i find it very useful but no dwg viewer Quote
judyfennelly Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 A 3D PDF? As I know Adobe 9 can read 3d PDF drawings. If you can create 3d PDF's and the one who receives your PDF's has free Adboe PDF Reader 9 installed that solves this issue. I recall there is a DWGViewX activeX control which is form AutoDWG that reads drawings and you can easily view and zoom your drawing in IE with a single Dll registered in your machine. But I do not know if it regenerates 3d rendings. Quote
judyfennelly Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 You can send the Dll to others and ask them to register the Dll as I just mentioned. And then they can just view drawings with a demo html file. Quote
Glen1980 Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 DWFx file formats can be opened by windows explorer, a quick google search says 3d can be saved to that format and that 2009 can make them. I 'm not sure about orbiting around them though. Quote
Tankman Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 Might DWG TruView run off a CD? I've never tried it but, might be worth takin' a try. Just a thought. If yes, download and save to a CD. Finalize the CD. Quote
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